Rod Begbie
@rod.begbie.com
• Scottish 🏴 and Sweary 🤬
• Living in San Francisco, CA
• Gen X as Fuck
• Living in San Francisco, CA
• Gen X as Fuck
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I had to look up Lizardman's Constant: the 4% of people who will tell a pollster lizard people are taking over the world, ie the minimum answer you will get for even the most absurd question.
"Do you think it would be a good idea or a bad idea for the U.S. to use military force to take possession of Greenland from Denmark?"
Good idea: 4%
Bad idea: 71%
(Ipsos)
4%. He did it. He finally hit Lizardman's Constant.
Good idea: 4%
Bad idea: 71%
(Ipsos)
4%. He did it. He finally hit Lizardman's Constant.
January 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
I had to look up Lizardman's Constant: the 4% of people who will tell a pollster lizard people are taking over the world, ie the minimum answer you will get for even the most absurd question.
It’s no “Curry and Chips” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_a...
Curry and Chips - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:55 AM
It’s no “Curry and Chips” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_a...
This was trampled with traffic on Jan 1st, but I just went through the registration successfully.
The deletion process will start in August, but completing your the form now will get your info dropped during the first batch.
The deletion process will start in August, but completing your the form now will get your info dropped during the first batch.
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 4, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This was trampled with traffic on Jan 1st, but I just went through the registration successfully.
The deletion process will start in August, but completing your the form now will get your info dropped during the first batch.
The deletion process will start in August, but completing your the form now will get your info dropped during the first batch.
“I am Jack’s hundy-p faithful”
January 2, 2026 at 12:41 AM
“I am Jack’s hundy-p faithful”
Whoa. Pretty surprised by this at the end of the finale credits! #strangerthings #netflix
January 1, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Whoa. Pretty surprised by this at the end of the finale credits! #strangerthings #netflix
One of those moments where, even as I fully sighted person, I wish there was ALT text on an image so I knew WTF I was looking at.
January 1, 2026 at 12:10 AM
One of those moments where, even as I fully sighted person, I wish there was ALT text on an image so I knew WTF I was looking at.
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South Park alumnus Toby Morton saw the rename on the cards months ago and bought the trumpkennedycenter domain (com and org).
https://www.trumpkennedycenter.org
https://www.trumpkennedycenter.org
HOME | Trump Kennedy Center
www.trumpkennedycenter.org
December 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
South Park alumnus Toby Morton saw the rename on the cards months ago and bought the trumpkennedycenter domain (com and org).
https://www.trumpkennedycenter.org
https://www.trumpkennedycenter.org
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I wish I could quote this with enormous flashing neon lights shouting “THIS!”.
Machine learning has been with us for decades and is an invaluable tool for domain specific evaluation. That it’s now endlessly mixed up with AI LLMs is unbelievably infuriating.
Machine learning has been with us for decades and is an invaluable tool for domain specific evaluation. That it’s now endlessly mixed up with AI LLMs is unbelievably infuriating.
Meanwhile this is *machine learning* and what it is *good at*. Not generative AI bullshit, actual useful predictive statistical models. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
AI being used to help cut A&E waiting times in England this winter
Forecasting tool predicts when demand will be highest, allowing NHS trusts to better plan staffing and bed space
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I wish I could quote this with enormous flashing neon lights shouting “THIS!”.
Machine learning has been with us for decades and is an invaluable tool for domain specific evaluation. That it’s now endlessly mixed up with AI LLMs is unbelievably infuriating.
Machine learning has been with us for decades and is an invaluable tool for domain specific evaluation. That it’s now endlessly mixed up with AI LLMs is unbelievably infuriating.
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it’s like Anthony Bourdain said: once you’ve been to San Francisco, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Marc Andreessen to death with your bare hands
December 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
it’s like Anthony Bourdain said: once you’ve been to San Francisco, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Marc Andreessen to death with your bare hands
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Read @soleilho.com's interview with Gina Cargas, a librarian at SFUSD who is collecting vinyl records to create a 'listening station' for her middle school students.
"Libraries have shifted a lot in the last 10 years...It's not a silent space. Which I think is, in many ways, for the best."
"Libraries have shifted a lot in the last 10 years...It's not a silent space. Which I think is, in many ways, for the best."
A Bay Area Librarian Is Using Vintage Vinyl to Show Tweens Where Music Comes From
Gina Cargas reached out to the community about collecting records for her middle school students. The response was overwhelming.
www.coyotemedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Read @soleilho.com's interview with Gina Cargas, a librarian at SFUSD who is collecting vinyl records to create a 'listening station' for her middle school students.
"Libraries have shifted a lot in the last 10 years...It's not a silent space. Which I think is, in many ways, for the best."
"Libraries have shifted a lot in the last 10 years...It's not a silent space. Which I think is, in many ways, for the best."
Meanwhile in the States, I can order a jug of 1000 advil from Amazon without blinking, but can’t buy the effective Sudafed without a pharmacist scanning my drivers license because of Patriot Act-era war on drugs bullshit.
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Meanwhile in the States, I can order a jug of 1000 advil from Amazon without blinking, but can’t buy the effective Sudafed without a pharmacist scanning my drivers license because of Patriot Act-era war on drugs bullshit.
Popping some ibuprofen out of a blister pack, sending me down a rabbit hole of studies investigating the lives saved by British laws limiting how NSAID painkillers are sold.
The lack of a massive jar of painkillers in folks’ cupboards has real impact at scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK374...
The lack of a massive jar of painkillers in folks’ cupboards has real impact at scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK374...
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Popping some ibuprofen out of a blister pack, sending me down a rabbit hole of studies investigating the lives saved by British laws limiting how NSAID painkillers are sold.
The lack of a massive jar of painkillers in folks’ cupboards has real impact at scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK374...
The lack of a massive jar of painkillers in folks’ cupboards has real impact at scale.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK374...
Even by PG&E standards, this is a belter. Almost a third of the city is without power!
December 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Even by PG&E standards, this is a belter. Almost a third of the city is without power!
Me, in my hotel room in London, wondering why my Plex server stopped responding. Should have known it would be PG&E.
December 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Me, in my hotel room in London, wondering why my Plex server stopped responding. Should have known it would be PG&E.
And they didn’t even need to brownface up Fisher Stevens for this.
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
And they didn’t even need to brownface up Fisher Stevens for this.
The 2025 reboot of Short Circuit (1986) I didn’t know I needed.
Help this is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen I can’t stop watching Kyrie Irving vs the robot 😭😭😭
December 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The 2025 reboot of Short Circuit (1986) I didn’t know I needed.
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$68! A full year’s worth of journalism for $68. It’s like a doordash order that benefits you year-round
great idea! also, if someone you love is in the Bay Area, why not grab them a gift subscription to COYOTE? 15% off this month! www.coyotemedia.org/gift-subscri...
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
$68! A full year’s worth of journalism for $68. It’s like a doordash order that benefits you year-round
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You can always set fire to the Gävle goat. It's never unethical.
December 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
You can always set fire to the Gävle goat. It's never unethical.
Recommend the John Oliver segments on FIFA to get a sense of its long-time corruption and general terribleness. Here was the first one he did in 2014: youtu.be/DlJEt2KU33I?...
FIFA and the World Cup: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Recommend the John Oliver segments on FIFA to get a sense of its long-time corruption and general terribleness. Here was the first one he did in 2014: youtu.be/DlJEt2KU33I?...
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Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11423387
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11423387
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11423387
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
Artist: monkeon https://b3ta.com/board/11423387
From the 'Movie Poster Recycling' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/movieposterrecycling/popular/ #MoviePosterRecycling
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In case you missed it, Gilly is BACK IN STOCK! Great stocking stuffers for both awesome and shitty people. www.mulebooks.com/store/gilly-...
December 2, 2025 at 12:18 AM
In case you missed it, Gilly is BACK IN STOCK! Great stocking stuffers for both awesome and shitty people. www.mulebooks.com/store/gilly-...
Comedy clubs with two drink minimums are just profiteering cunts though. I’ve been forced to buy too many $8 cans of sparkling water at Cobb’s Comedy Club in my time.
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Comedy clubs with two drink minimums are just profiteering cunts though. I’ve been forced to buy too many $8 cans of sparkling water at Cobb’s Comedy Club in my time.